CHYS 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ladylike, Halfway House, Neuroplasticity
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To be male is to not be female and vice versa. To be masculine is to not be feminine and vice versa. You must police out what you are not. Based on how you are treated based on biological sex. School, sports, science, pop culture, peer groups. 2011- lego comes up with lego friends (lego for girls). Bitch, hot mess: young men: player, dude, fuckboy. Feminine framed as lesser, objectified, lacking, sexualized. Masculine framed as limited, in a box, imprisoning. Many do not fit: gender much more complicated. Neural plasticity = brain shaped by experience. Meta-analysis of studies on gender and the brain. Friendship group in which peer culture is formed and shaped: clique, team, gang, club. Why do peer groups matter: mimi societies: Inclusion/popularity for boys: how you do boy": Superior to femininity and lesser" forms of masculinity. Real men care : dove real strength campaign: Inclusion/popularity for girls: how you do girl":